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Reinsurance Rates Continued Softening During April Renewals, Despite Iran War
Reinsurance rates continued to soften during the April 1 renewals despite the unstable geopolitical landscape and uncertain economic outlook, according to major reinsurance brokers. "The orderly ...
Hail a Growing Loss Driver on Rising Tide of Severe Convective Storms, Allianz Says
Hailstorms drove record insured damages as severe convective storms are becoming more common and damaging, popping up in new places—and even storms producing small hailstones are posing unforeseen ...
Liberty Mutual Announces Leadership Restructuring for CRS and LMI
Liberty Mutual announced a new leadership structure across the company's Global Risk Solutions (GRS) and Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI) businesses late last week, appointing Vlad Barbalat president ...
NAIC Issues Nationwide Data Call to Homeowners Insurers
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has issued a nationwide data call to insurers in order to get a better understanding of the U.S. homeowners insurance markets. The data, intended ...
Allstate Joins Mobile Insurance App Leader GEICO; Top Carriers Expand Telematics Services: Keynova
Keynova Group, a competitive intelligence firm that benchmarks consumer financial services, including insurance, announced that Allstate now ties with GEICO for the distinction of having the top ...
Farmers Insurance Plans Historic, Rapid Expansion of Agency Force
Farmers Insurance has announced a plan to grow its agency force over the next year, and expects to appoint nearly 1,700 new agency owners—one of the largest single-year expansions in Farmers' ...
Hacked Hospitals, Hidden Spyware: Iran Conflict Shows Digital Fight in Warfare
As they fled an Iranian missile strike, some Israelis with Android phones received a text offering a link to real-time information about bomb shelters. But instead of a helpful app, the link ...
China’s Top Private Insurer Taps AI to Unlock $174 Billion Value
Five years ago, almost no accident and health insurance claims at Ping An Insurance Group ran without humans. Today, nearly 60% are automated, with some settled in just 51 seconds. The leap shows ...